Alienation and resistance in franz kafka's the metamorphosis

My thesis examines Gregor Samsa's transformation as a symptom of human helpless and Marxist alienation, while simultaneously exploring his metamorphic form (in particular its elements of abjection and hybridity) as a possibility of freedom and resistance against the modern capitalist system. Su...

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Main Author:	How, Mandy
Other Authors:	Asiya Bulatova
Format:	Theses and Dissertations
Language:	English
Published:	2016
Subjects:	DRNTU::Humanities::Literature::English
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10356/68650
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spelling	sg-ntu-dr.10356-686502019-12-10T13:37:12Z Alienation and resistance in franz kafka's the metamorphosis How, Mandy Asiya Bulatova School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Humanities::Literature::English My thesis examines Gregor Samsa's transformation as a symptom of human helpless and Marxist alienation, while simultaneously exploring his metamorphic form (in particular its elements of abjection and hybridity) as a possibility of freedom and resistance against the modern capitalist system. Subsequently, this essay investigates the extent of Gregor's deviation from the human society and the capitalist ideology, and concludes that Gregor and his family continue to be subjugated by the capitalist system. Bachelor of Arts 2016-06-01T06:51:48Z 2016-06-01T06:51:48Z 2016 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/68650 en 30 p. application/pdf
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description	My thesis examines Gregor Samsa's transformation as a symptom of human helpless and Marxist alienation, while simultaneously exploring his metamorphic form (in particular its elements of abjection and hybridity) as a possibility of freedom and resistance against the modern capitalist system. Subsequently, this essay investigates the extent of Gregor's deviation from the human society and the capitalist ideology, and concludes that Gregor and his family continue to be subjugated by the capitalist system.
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Alienation and resistance in franz kafka's the metamorphosis

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